Brad Keselowski is your Sprint Cup champion, but it was Jeff Gordon who came away with the win on Sunday, taking the checkered flag in the Ford EcoBoost 400, the last race of the season. Gordon held off Clint Bowyer to win for the second time this season.

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AdvoCare 500

While all the attention was on Chase drivers Brad Keselowski and Jimmie Johnson, along with the exchange between Jeff Gordon and Clint Bowyer, Kevin Harvick quietly picked up his first victory of the season at Phoenix International Raceway, winning the AdvoCare 500.

Matt Kenseth was one of more than 12 drivers to pound the wall at Kansas Speedway during Sunday's Hollywood Casino 400. But unlike most of them, Kenseth survived with a car fast enough to race at the end. The result was his third victory of the season.

In a last-lap dash to the finish, Matt Kenseth stays ahead of 'the big one,' a massive multi-car pile-up on the last turn to win the Good Sam Roadside Assistance 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. (Tom Pennington/NASCAR Media)

Brad Keselowski came into the Chase as one of the drivers who could walk away with the overall title. He took a big step in that direction by grabbing the lead in the final round of pit stops and holding on for the victory. The win also gave him the lead in the Chase points standings.

Denny Hamlin's fourth victory of the season and second straight on Sunday in the AdvoCare 500 puts him in serious consideration for drivers to watch entering the Chase. Hamlin took the lead late and held off a stiff challenge from Jeff Gordon to get the win.

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Irwin Tools Night Race

Denny Hamlin calls his victory at Bristol Motor Speedway, the 20th of his Cup career, is "my biggest win" and "a big deal." The driver of the 11 car fends off all challengers to win an action-packed event on the reworked Bristol racing surface.

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Pure Michigan 400

Greg Biffle ended Roush Fenway Racing's streak of races without a win at Michigan International Speedway since August of 2009. He took the lead when Jimmie Johnson's engine faltered and held on for the win. The win also gave Biffle the Sprint Cup points lead.

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Finger Lakes 355

Marcos Ambrose knows a thing or two about road course racing. He won at Watkins Glen for the second year in a row after holding off Brad Keselowski on the final lap after Kyle Busch crashed in a wild finish.

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Pennsylvania 400

Jeff Gordon was in the right place at the right time for his first win of the season. He dodged a wreck that involved teammate Jimmie Johnson and held on for the lead as the rains came and washed out the finish of the race.

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Brickyard 400

Jimmie Johnson won his fourth career Brickyard 400, placing him in the same company with teammate Jeff Gordon for the most wins at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Johnson led a race-high 99 laps and won by nearly five seconds over second-place finisher Kyle Busch.

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Lenox Industrial Tools 301

Kasey Kahne got a huge break when Denny Hamlin made a critical mistake on pit road Sunday and held on to win the Sprint Cup race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. The win was Kahne’s second of the season, he also won the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte, and put him atop the Chase wild-card standings.

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Coke Zero 400

One week after Brad Keselowski became the first three-time winner this season, Tony Stewart did the same at the Coke Zero 400. But Stewart's victory was a bit more wild. He took the lead from Matt Kenseth, who led a race-high 89 laps, on the last lap and held on despite a big wreck behind him for the victory. Stewart won at Las Vegas and Fontana earlier this season.

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Quaker State 400

Brad Keselowski became the first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver to win three races this season when he finished first at the Quaker State 400. He's also won the Aaron's 499 at Talladega and the Food City 500 at Bristol.

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Toyota/Save Mart 350

Clint Bowyer isn't known as a road-course expert. But he put his talents on display, leading 69 laps to win the Toyota/Save Mart 350. He took the lead on Lap 74 and held on for his sixth career Sprint Cup Series victory.

Before Sunday's Pocono 400, Joey Logano's only career Sprint Cup Series victory came at New Hampshire when the race was called because of rain. But Logano, who won the Pocono pole, got past Mark Martin late and held on for a much-needed win.

Jimmie Johnson wasn't going to be denied in the Bojangles' Southern 500 Sprint Cup Series race. He led 133 laps and held off challenges from several drivers to get the win also help owner Rick Hendrick grab his 200th career victory in NASCAR.

Kyle Busch captured his fourth consecutive victory in Richmond International Raceway’s spring event by winning Saturday’s Capital City 400. He nipped Tony Stewart off pit road after a late pit stop, cruised away on the restart and crossed the finish line 1.095 second ahead of Dale Earnhardt Jr., who placed second.

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STP 400

Denny Hamlin took charge down the stretch and came away with his second victory of the season, lifting him to fifth in the Sprint Cup points standings. His first victory of the season came at Phoenix in the second race of 2012.

Ryan Newman was in the right place at the right time as Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson spun out while racing for the lead. That allowed Newman to win his first race of the season and third for Stewart-Haas Racing.